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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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