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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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