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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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