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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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