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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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