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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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