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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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