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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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