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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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