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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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