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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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