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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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