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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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