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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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