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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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