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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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