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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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