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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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