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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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