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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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