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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)