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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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