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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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