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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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