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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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