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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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