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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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