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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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