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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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