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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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