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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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