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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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