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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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