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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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