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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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