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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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