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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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