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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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