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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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