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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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