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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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