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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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