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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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