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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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