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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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