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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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