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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major 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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