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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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