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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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