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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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