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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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