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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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