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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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