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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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