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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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