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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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