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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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