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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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