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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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