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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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