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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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