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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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