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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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