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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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