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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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