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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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