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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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