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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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