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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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