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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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