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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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