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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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