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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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