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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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