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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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