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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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