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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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