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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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