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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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