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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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