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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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