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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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