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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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