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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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