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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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