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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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