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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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