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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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