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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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