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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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