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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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