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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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