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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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