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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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