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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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