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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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