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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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