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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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