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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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