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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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