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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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