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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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