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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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