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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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