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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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