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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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