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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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