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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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