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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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