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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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