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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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