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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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