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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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