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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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