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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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