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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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