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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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