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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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