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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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