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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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