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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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