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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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