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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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