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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free 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 numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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