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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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