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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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