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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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