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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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