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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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