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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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