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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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