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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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