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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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