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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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