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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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