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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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