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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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