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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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