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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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