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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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