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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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