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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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