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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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