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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key 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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