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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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