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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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