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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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