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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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