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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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