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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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