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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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