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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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