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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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