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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. 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. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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