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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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