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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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