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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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