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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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