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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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