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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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