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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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