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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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