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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). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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