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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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