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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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