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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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