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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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