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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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