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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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