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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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