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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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