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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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