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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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