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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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