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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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