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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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