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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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