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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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