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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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