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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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