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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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