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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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