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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily 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 a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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