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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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