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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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