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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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