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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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