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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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