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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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