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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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