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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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