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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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