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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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