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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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