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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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