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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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