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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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