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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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