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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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