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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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