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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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