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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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