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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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