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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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