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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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