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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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