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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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