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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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