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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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