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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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