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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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