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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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