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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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