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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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