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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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