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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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