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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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