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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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