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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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