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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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