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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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