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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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