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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key 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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