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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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