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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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