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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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