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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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