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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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