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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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