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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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