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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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