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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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