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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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