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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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