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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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