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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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