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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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