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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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