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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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