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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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