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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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