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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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