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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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