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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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