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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses 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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