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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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