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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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