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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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