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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate 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 elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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