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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always 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 are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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