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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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