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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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