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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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