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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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