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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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