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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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