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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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