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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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