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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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