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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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