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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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