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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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