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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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