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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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 commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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