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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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