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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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