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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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