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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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