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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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