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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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