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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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