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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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