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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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