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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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