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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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