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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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