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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the 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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