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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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