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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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