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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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