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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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