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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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