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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the 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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