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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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