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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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