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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education 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 China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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