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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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