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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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