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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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