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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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