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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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