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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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