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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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