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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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