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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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