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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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