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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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