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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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