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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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