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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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