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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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