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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes 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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