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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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