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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key 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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