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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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