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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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