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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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