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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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