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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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