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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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