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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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