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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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