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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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