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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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