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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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