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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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