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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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