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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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