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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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