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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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