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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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