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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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