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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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