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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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