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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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