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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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