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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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