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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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