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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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