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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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