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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily 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 several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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