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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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