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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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