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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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