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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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