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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key 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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