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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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