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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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