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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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