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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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