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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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