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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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