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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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