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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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