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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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