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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key 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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