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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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