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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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