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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not 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 organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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