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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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