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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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