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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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