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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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