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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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