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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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