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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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