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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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