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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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