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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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