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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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