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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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