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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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