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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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