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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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