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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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