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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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