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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews 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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