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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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