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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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