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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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