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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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