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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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