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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major 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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