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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major 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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