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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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