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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the 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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