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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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