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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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