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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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