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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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