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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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