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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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