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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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