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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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