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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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