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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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