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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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