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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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