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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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