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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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