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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning make it possible for students all over 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 courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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