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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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