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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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