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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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