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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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