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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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