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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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