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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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