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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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