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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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