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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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