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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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