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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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