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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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