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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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