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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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