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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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