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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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