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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores 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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