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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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