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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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