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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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