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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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