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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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