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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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