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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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