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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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