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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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