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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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