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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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