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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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