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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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