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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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