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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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