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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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