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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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