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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key 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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