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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines 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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