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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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