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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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