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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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