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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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