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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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