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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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