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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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