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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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