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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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