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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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