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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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