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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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