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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key 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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