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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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