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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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