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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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