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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses 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 many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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