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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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