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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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