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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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