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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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