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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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