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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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