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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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