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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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