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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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