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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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