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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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