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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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