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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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