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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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