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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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