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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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