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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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