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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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