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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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