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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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