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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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