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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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