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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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