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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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