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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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