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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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