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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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