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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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