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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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