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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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