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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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