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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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