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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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