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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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