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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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