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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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