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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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