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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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