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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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