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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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