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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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