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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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