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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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