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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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