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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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