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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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