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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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