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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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