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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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