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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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