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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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