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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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