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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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