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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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