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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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