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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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