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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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