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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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