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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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