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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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