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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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