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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates 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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