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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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