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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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