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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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