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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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