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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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